Difference between revisions of "Aspergillus spp."

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-*Worldwide
+*''Aspergillus fumigatus'' causes [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]] and in [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#|respiratory tract inflammation]], also [[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of sinusitis|sinusitis]], [[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|guttural pouch mycosis]]
+*Sometimes appears on [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|lesions of ethmoidal haematoma]]
-*Common laboratory contaminants
+*May cause [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]
-[[Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Aspergillus cleistothecia''' Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
-*Widely found in nature
-**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions
-**Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage
-*Pathogenic species include ''Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger'' and ''A. terreus''
-*May cause primary or secondary disease
-**Infection may be acute, chronic or benign
-Produces [[Mycotoxins|Aflatoxin]]
-Causes [[Aspergillosis]]
-[[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]]
-[[Category:To_Do_-_Fungi]]